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Koji Shima
Directing
February 16, 1901
Died: September 10, 1986(85 years)
Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
10 Credits
Born as Takehiko Kagoshima in Nagasaki, Shima left for Tokyo after graduating from high school. He was in the first class of the Nihon Eiga Haiy奴 Gakk艒 and joined the Nikkatsu studio as an actor in 1925. Playing mostly romantic leads, he appeared in films directed by such masters as Tomu Uchida and Kenji Mizoguchi. He turned to directing in 1939, and quickly came to prominence with films such as Kaze no Matasabur艒, an adaption of a Kenji Miyazawa story, and Jir艒 Monogatari. After the war, he directed such films as Ginza Kankan Musume and J奴dai no Seiten at Shintoho and Daiei Studios. He won a prize at the 1st Moscow International Film Festival for Unforgettable Trail. Some of his last films were made in Hong Kong for Shaw Brothers.
10 Movies
0 TV Shows
Biography
Born as Takehiko Kagoshima in Nagasaki, Shima left for Tokyo after graduating from high school. He was in the first class of the Nihon Eiga Haiy奴 Gakk艒 and joined the Nikkatsu studio as an actor in 1925. Playing mostly romantic leads, he appeared in films directed by such masters as Tomu Uchida and Kenji Mizoguchi. He turned to directing in 1939, and quickly came to prominence with films such as Kaze no Matasabur艒, an adaption of a Kenji Miyazawa story, and Jir艒 Monogatari. After the war, he directed such films as Ginza Kankan Musume and J奴dai no Seiten at Shintoho and Daiei Studios. He won a prize at the 1st Moscow International Film Festival for Unforgettable Trail. Some of his last films were made in Hong Kong for Shaw Brothers.
He directed over 90 films as a director and appeared in over 90 films as an actor. He was once married to the actress Yukiko Todoroki.
Personal Details
- Born
- February 16, 1901
- Died
- September 10, 1986 (85 years old)
- Birthplace
- Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
- Known For
- Directing
- Gender
- Male
Acting Credits
Movies10
TV Shows0
Total Credits10
